Louvre Abu Dhabi unveils four new exhibitions for its 2026-2027 season. The programme promises a journey across civilizations, trade routes and living traditions, while giving a platform to today’s artists and heritage actors.
Four exhibitions chart a cultural journey
The season opens at the Children’s Museum with The Great Adventure of Board Games, running from July 18, 2026 until April 2027. The exhibition traces the history and universal appeal of board games, presenting them as vehicles for learning, imagination and social connection across cultures and centuries.
Following the board‑games showcase, the museum will host Spices and Wonders: Voyages in the Indian Ocean. Organized in partnership with the Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts, the exhibition explores a thousand years of maritime exchange, showing how the Indian Ocean became a crossroads of cultures through trade, craftsmanship and navigation from Africa to Asia.
The upcoming season at the Louvre Abu Dhabi invites audiences to journey through cultures, eras, and ideas, forging connections between worlds through art. The museum continues to develop a cultural platform that fosters dialogue, exchange, and discovery on a global scale.
— Lamya Al Nuaimi, Director of Development, Marketing and Communications, Louvre Abu Dhabi
Heritage and contemporary art at the forefront
Mid‑season, the museum will present Art Here 2026, themed Confluences, alongside the Richard Mille Art Prize. Both initiatives underline the museum’s commitment to promoting contemporary artistic voices, especially from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and India.
To close the season, the exhibition Living Heritages: Protecting Heritage, Restoring Hope celebrates the tenth anniversary of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage (ALIPH). In partnership with the ALIPH Foundation, the show tells the story of people living in complex environments who are working to protect, restore and preserve cultural heritage.
Collectively, the four exhibitions reflect the museum’s ambition to illuminate the connections that unite human journeys across time and space, fostering a deeper and more universal understanding between peoples.
Frequently asked questions
What are the four exhibitions planned for Louvre Abu Dhabi's 2026-2027 season?
The season will feature The Great Adventure of Board Games, Spices and Wonders: Voyages in the Indian Ocean, Art Here 2026 (Confluences) with the Richard Mille Art Prize, and Living Heritages: Protecting Heritage, Restoring Hope.
When does the board games exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi start and end?
The Great Adventure of Board Games opens on 18 July 2026 and runs until April 2027.
What is the focus of the 'Spices and Wonders: Voyages in the Indian Ocean' exhibition?
It explores a thousand years of maritime exchange, showing how the Indian Ocean became a cultural crossroads through trade, craftsmanship and navigation from Africa to Asia, in partnership with the Guimet National Museum of Asian Arts.
How does the 'Living Heritages' exhibition celebrate the ALIPH foundation?
Living Heritages marks the tenth anniversary of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage (ALIPH) and tells the story of people protecting, restoring and preserving cultural heritage in complex environments, in partnership with the ALIPH Foundation.
